Cryptococcus gattii infections

SCA Chen, W Meyer, TC Sorrell - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Understanding of the taxonomy and phylogeny of Cryptococcus gattii has been advanced by
modern molecular techniques. C. gattii probably diverged from Cryptococcus neoformans …

Primary immunodeficiencies underlying fungal infections

F Lanternier, S Cypowyj, C Picard… - Current opinion in …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
CMC, invasive candidiasis, invasive aspergillosis, deep dermatophytosis, pneumocystosis,
and endemic mycoses can all be caused by PIDs. Each type of infection is highly suggestive …

Clinical practice guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease: 2010 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

JR Perfect, WE Dismukes, F Dromer… - Clinical infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis is a global invasive mycosis associated with significant morbidity and
mortality. These guidelines for its management have been built on the previous Infectious …

Epidemiology of cryptococcal meningitis in the US: 1997–2009

V Pyrgos, AE Seitz, CA Steiner, DR Prevots… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) causes significant morbidity and mortality globally; however,
recent national trends have not been described. Incidence and trends for CM-associated …

Associations between Cryptococcus Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Clinical Parameters of Human Disease: A Review

MC Montoya, PM Magwene, JR Perfect - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The genus Cryptococcus contains two primary species complexes that are significant
opportunistic human fungal pathogens: C. neoformans and C. gattii. In humans …

Clinical Manifestations of Cryptococcus gattii Infection: Determinants of Neurological Sequelae and Death

SCA Chen, MA Slavin, CH Heath… - Clinical infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background. Longer-term morbidity and outcomes of Cryptococcus gattii infection are not
described. We analyzed clinical, microbiological, and outcome data in Australian patients …

Paradoxical immune responses in non-HIV cryptococcal meningitis

AA Panackal, SC Wuest, YC Lin, T Wu, N Zhang… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The fungus Cryptococcus is a major cause of meningoencephalitis in HIV-infected as well as
HIV-uninfected individuals with mortalities in developed countries of 20% and 30 …

Central nervous system cryptococcal infections in non-HIV infected patients

J Beardsley, TC Sorrell, SCA Chen - Journal of Fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
Central nervous system (CNS) cryptococcosis in non-HIV infected patients affects solid
organ transplant (SOT) recipients, patients with malignancy, rheumatic disorders, other …

Idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia: natural history and prognostic factors

DI Zonios, J Falloon, JE Bennett… - Blood, The Journal …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
Abstract Idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia (ICL) is a rare non–HIV-related syndrome with
unclear natural history and prognosis. This prospective natural history cohort study …

Host Immunity to Cryptococcus Neoformans

S Rohatgi, L Pirofski - Future microbiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Cryptococcosis is caused by the fungal genus Cryptococcus. Cryptococcosis, predominantly
meningoencephalitis, emerged with the HIV pandemic, primarily afflicting HIV-infected …